Epipactis leptochila

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Neottieae
Genus: Epipactis
Species: Epipactis leptochila
Subspecies: (6)
E. l. subsp. aspromontana – E. l. subsp. futakii – E. l. subsp. komoricensis – E. l. subsp. leptochila – E. l. subsp. maestrazgona – E. l. subsp. naousaensis – E. l. subsp. neglecta – E. l. subsp. provincialis
Name

Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery, J. Bot. 59: 146 (1921)
Synonymy

Basionym
Epipactis viridiflora var. leptochila Godfery, J. Bot. 57: 38 (1919)
Homotypic
Helleborine latifolia subvar. leptochila (Godfery) Graber, Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 98: 192 (1923 publ. 1924)
Helleborine leptochila (Godfery) Druce, Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 7: 741 (1924 publ. 1925)
Helleborine latifolia subsp. leptochila (Godfery) Soó, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 35 (1927)
Epipactis helleborine subsp. leptochila (Godfery) Soó, Ann. Univ. Sci. Budapest. Rolando Eötvös, Sect. Biol. 11: 56 (1969)
Epipactis muelleri var. leptochila (Godfery) P.D.Sell in P.D.Sell & G.Murrell, Fl. Great Britain & Ireland 5: 364 (1996)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Godfery, M.J. 1921. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 59: 146 147.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Epipactis leptochila. Accessed: 2022 Jan 8.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Epipactis leptochila in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 8. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Epipactis leptochila in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 8. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Epipactis leptochila. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 8. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Epipactis leptochila. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Epipactis leptochila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

čeština: Kruštík ostrokvětý
Deutsch: Schmallippige Stendelwurz
English: Narrow-lipped helleborine
español: Heleborina de labio estrecho
français: Épipactis à labelle étroit
hornjoserbsce: Wuskohubičkaty stawač
magyar: Csőrös nőszőfű
italiano: Elleborina a labello sottile
Nederlands: Smallippige wespenorchis
polski: Kruszczyk ostropłatkowy

Epipactis leptochila, the narrow-lipped helleborine,[1] is a species of orchid in the genus Epipactis. Found in chalk or limestone-based beech and hornbeam woodland in southern England, the orchids are also found with birch and alder trees in Scotland and the north of England. The narrow-lipped helleborine blooms from early June to mid-August. Epipactis leptochila is also found in parts of northern Europe (away from the coastline) but it is known for its presence in England.[clarification needed] Due to woodland clearing, the orchids are becoming less common.

During field observations in 2017–2019, it was identified in the Northeastern part of Romania, in Uricani forest and in Bârnova-Repedea forest (Iași County). In both places, vegetation develops on soils that have been built on a limestone substrate. The species grows in phytocoenoses belonging to the Natura 2000 habitat type 91Y0 - Dacian oak-hornbeam forests. E. leptochila was recorded in small populations (with a small number of individuals) in both forests.
References

BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

https://web.archive.org/web/20101225174228/http://www.first-nature.com/flowers/epipactis_leptochila.php
Irimia I., Postolache, A., New Data for the Distribution of Epipactis Leptochila (Godfery) Godfery in Romania, Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii „Al. I. Cuza” Iaşi, s. II a. Biologie vegetală, 2020, 66: 5–12. Available on-line at http://www.bio.uaic.ro/publicatii/anale_vegetala/issue/2020/01-2020.pdf, accessed on 18 December 2020.
European Nature Information System (EUNIS), Factsheet for Dacian oak & hornbeam forests, available online at https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/10268, accessed on 18 December 2020.